Gerardo Pisarello Explained

Office:First Secretary of the Congress of Deputies
Term Start:21 May 2019
Predecessor:Alicia Sánchez-Camacho
Office1:Deputy Mayor of Barcelona
Term Start1:13 June 2015
Term End1:15 June 2019
Mayor1:Ada Colau
Predecessor1:Joaquim Forn
Office2:Member of the Congress of Deputies
Term Start2:21 May 2019
Constituency2:Barcelona
Office3:Member of the Barcelona City Council
Term Start3:13 June 2015
Term End3:15 June 2019
Birth Name:Gerardo Pisarello Prados
Birth Place:Tucumán, Argentina
Citizenship:Spanish · Argentinian
Party:Barcelona en Comú (2014–present)
Catalunya en Comú (2017–present)
Birth Date:10 August 1970
Alma Mater:National University of Tucumán
Complutense University of Madrid
Profession:Law professor

Gerardo Pisarello Prados (pronounced as /es/; born 10 August 1970)[1] is a Spanish-Argentine politician and jurist, member of the 13th Congress of Deputies. A member of Barcelona en Comú, he served as First Deputy Mayor of Barcelona between 2015 and 2019, with responsibility for Work, Economy and Strategic Planning.[2]

Political and academic career

A former professor in constitutional law at the University of Barcelona, he was elected to the Barcelona City Council as part of the Barcelona en Comú municipal platform.[3]

He is the author of numerous books on constitutionalism, human rights and the right to the city and writes for Público, Eldiario.es and Sin Permiso.[4]

Pisarello was vice president of the DESC Observatory for over ten years and was one of the founding members of the anti-capitalist and pro-independence Procés Constituent.

He is a member of the Advisory Panel of DiEM25.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: XIII Legislatura (2019-Actualidad) Pisarello Prados, Gerardo. Congress of Deputies. 2021-12-12. 2020-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926000908/http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Diputados/BusqForm?_piref73_1333155_73_1333154_1333154.next_page=%2Fwc%2FfichaDiputado%3FidDiputado%3D199&idLegislatura=13. live.
  2. Web site: The new municipal organisational structure is headed by the mayor and 4 deputies . Ajuntament de Barcelona . 24 October 2015 .
  3. News: Puente. Arturo. Ada Colau Gana Barcelona. 25 May 2015. El Diario. 2015-05-24. 2015-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525064015/http://www.eldiario.es/catalunya/barcelona-colau-gana_0_391261460.html. live.
  4. Web site: Gerardo Pisarello Prados. Dialnet. 18 May 2015. 15 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150915013750/http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/autor?codigo=32936. live.
  5. Web site: Advisory Panel. DiEM25. 2019-06-26. 2019-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825042751/https://diem25.org/ap/. live.